Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Action Fund speaks at a Planned Parenthood news conference on abortion legislation at Dallas City Hall on July 10, 2013. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)
Abortion rights groups have announced a press conference, apparently to announce a lawsuit challenging the state’s new abortion restrictions set to take effect Oct. 29.
On Friday morning, the American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Reproductive Rights and Planned Parenthood said they will announce “a new joint effort in support of women’s health.”
These three groups have come together in the past to challenge similar restrictions in other states.
The new law, going into effect at the end of next month, includes a ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Additionally, it requires physicians performing surgical abortions or administering abortion-inducing medication to have admitting privileges at a hospital less than 30 miles from where the abortion is performed. Physicians will also be required to follow FDA protocol when administering abortion-inducing medication.
Another requirement that all abortion facilities meet the same standards as surgical centers goes into effect next year.